Soil structure formation through the action of plants and microbes
During soil formation, the interaction of different biota with weathered mineral material shape characteristic structures of pores and solid.
In this DFG-Project soil structure formation is observed on a chronosequence of recultivation site in a lignite mining area, Germany. One of the aims is to investigate the impact of roots on the pore network over time. For this X-ray µCT is used on undisturbed soil columns of different scales to derive information about changes of pore space properties:
Cooperation:
Prof. Dr. Ingrid Kögel-Knabnera
Prof. Dr. Michael Schlotera,b
MSc. Evelin Pihlapa
MSc. Miljenka Vukoa.b
aTU Munich - Chair of Soil Science
bHelmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health